Discovering, Creating, Problem-Solving, or All Three?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
September 11, 2013
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Why Wolves Howl Hello, my name is Julian (a.k.a. Logan.) In the future, I would like to know how wolves howl. I mean, they could just bark, whine or growl. I guess I just have to wait a couple of years, but for now all I can do is research. That is what discovery means to me.
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PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”: Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch. Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width. What is a Catapult?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center / Library
Catapult Research
January 2014
A catapult was used as a very simple piece of war machinery before cannons and guns. Catapults are used to throw huge objects with lots of speed and momentum. A catapult gets its energy from human assistance; soldiers tighten the rope which leads to other complicated, mechanical events. For building my catapult, I would like to use string, tooth picks, popsicle sticks, tape, noodles, and tin cans.
IMAGINE:
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center/ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
My team chose this solution because it looked the neatest, and it looks appealing to the eye. Our solutions are the Ballista, Trebuchet, and Mangonel. Our best possible solution was mine, a Mangonel, and we chose to not fuse together other Ideas. PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center/ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
The cup in the spoon worked and pulling back the spoon with your hands instead of a rubber band. The rubber band which pulls the spoon was not successful because it did not launch it far enough. The challenges we faced during our construction was to reach the target of 5 meters.
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?
Discovering...
Logan Andrews 4Ab
September 11, 2013
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Why Wolves Howl
Hello, my name is Julian (a.k.a. Logan.) In the future, I would like to know how wolves howl. I mean, they could just bark, whine or growl. I guess I just have to wait a couple of years, but for now all I can do is research. That is what discovery means to me.
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
Team Banner
The "T" in STEM Stands for Technology ...
The "Hour of Code" Initiative
The Engineering Design Process ...
PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”:
Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch.
Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width.
What is a Catapult?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center / Library
Catapult Research
January 2014
A catapult was used as a very simple piece of war machinery before cannons and guns. Catapults are used to throw huge objects with lots of speed and momentum. A catapult gets its energy from human assistance; soldiers tighten the rope which leads to other complicated, mechanical events. For building my catapult, I would like to use string, tooth picks, popsicle sticks, tape, noodles, and tin cans.
IMAGINE:
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center/ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
My team chose this solution because it looked the neatest, and it looks appealing to the eye. Our solutions are the Ballista, Trebuchet, and Mangonel. Our best possible solution was mine, a Mangonel, and we chose to not fuse together other Ideas.
PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
Logan Andrews 4Ab
Discovery Center/ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
The cup in the spoon worked and pulling back the spoon with your hands instead of a rubber band. The rubber band which pulls the spoon was not successful because it did not launch it far enough. The challenges we faced during our construction was to reach the target of 5 meters.
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?
Competition Day